Places kattrewerts Wants to Go

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The oldest volcanology research center in the world.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.

A small Byzantine church lost in the middle of the mountains of southern Italy.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.